The Summer Midway Point

The midway point of summer is just around the corner, 4^th of July.

I can hardly believe that it is already here at the end of the week.  Where has the summer gone?  It was just Memorial Day and now it is the 4^th of July.

 

I was in Brainerd this last weekend visiting the family.  I was able to see my Mike, Kara, Matty, Caleb, and Chloe. The boys are busy this summer with sports and being with their friends.  Chloe is getting so big.  I can hardly describe how different she looks now compared to Mother’s Day.  She has become a little girl who knows what she wants and more what she doesn’t want.  She is just so cute and will be a knock out some day soon.  My brother will have his hands full with her that is for sure. 

 

I got new tires for my car while up in Brainerd too.  It is something I have needed to do for awhile but finally had the extra cash to get it done.  I am happy that I was able to do this and now I can save towards getting new doors and more insulation for the house.  I really want to get this done this year to take advantage of the tax rebates you can get for doing this kind of work on a house.  It will also help with the heating and cooling bills.  I also need to see if I can find an inexpensive air conditioner for upstairs to help keep it cool … it gets really hot up there when it is hot out even with the central air running. 

I will just need to figure out how to block off the top half of the window without the AC unit because the window is a slider.

 

I was able to workout 4 times last week!  I felt good even though it was really hot out until Saturday.  I did the fourth workout at my parents in the driveway.  It was a 35 minute workout 7 sets with 30-50 reps per set.  It was mostly swings but there were some cleans and snatches too. 

It was not a huge calorie burner, 200 calories, but I felt better having done it than I think I would have felt if I had skipped it. 

I got this workout from Tracy Reifkind who is an RKC and though diet and exercise lost over 100 pounds and has kept it off doing Hot Yoga (Bikram) and Kettlebells.  You will see that there is a link to her blog as one of the blogs I follow.  She is so inspirational to keep motivated with exercise and good eating.  I know I can do this and be successful and get the body I want to have with lots of dedication and hard work. 

This week is going to be a challenge to get in 3-4 workouts but I am determined to get it done.  
I am thinking I will be training with Fawn Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and with Michael on Wednesday.  I might even try to knockout the 7 set work out Saturday morning, depending on what time we leave for the cabin.  I will need to do something physical this weekend because I know I will be eating lots of junk and having more adult bevys than normal on Saturday. 

 

I did meet with a trainer last week to talk about nutrition but I am not sure she is the one for me.  She was very nice but, I don’t know.  She did give me some meal replacement granola bars or you can split them and have half as a snack.  I have not tried one yet but if they are good I will get a box from her to have in the house for those I need to eat after working out because I am crazy busy.  I am going to talk to my regular trainer to see what she might be able to offer for nutritional assistance and what it would cost.  

 

The garden in the backyard is look very good.  I need to get out and purchase some cages or u-hoops for the tomatoes because they are growing tall and had started to flop over just as I feared.  There are lots of actual tomatoes on plants and now peppers are starting to show up too.  I need to water today or tomorrow because it was starting to look dry in when I was cultivating and weeding last night.  Soon I will have a bounty tomatoes and put up for the winter.

Last week I ordered some new buffs to wear as head bands for day to day and to use when working out to keep my hair out of my face.  I got them from Planet Buff out of San Diego.  I was surprised when they were at my door this afternoon when I got home from work.  I totally love them and I am excited to wear them all the time.  

I also bought some flowers at Linders Flower mart tonight.  I got some Endless summer hydrangeas for up by the house in the front and other flowers for the blvd garden I am going to do next week.  

It is going to be a busy week this week and I still need to get ready to go to the lake with Dan and the kids along with the rest of his family.  

 

Until next time…